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New Program of
M. Tech. in
Technology and Development
Centre for Technology Alternatives
for Rural Areas (CTARA)
IIT Bombay
Introduction
Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas
(CTARA) was established at Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Bombay in 1985 for the purpose of
developing technologies for rural areas. The center
has workshop facilities for steel and wood working as
well as a food processing laboratory.
In the last two decades, our country has witnessed
significant changes in several spheres and at
increasingly rapid speed. The economic reforms and
the policies of liberalization, globalization, and
privatization have resulted in momentous changes in
perspectives, policies, and practices pertaining to
technology, development, and the interrelationship
between the two.
To address the challenges posed by these changes,
CTARA has created a new masters program in
Technology and Development.
Objectives of the Master’s Program
 To train professionals to work in diverse fields,
playing different roles at the interface between
technology and development, through public,
private, and civil society organizations
 To provide, through course and field work,
perspectives and skills to students, necessary for
resource-based,
region-specific
technology
planning and implementation
 To train students for academic as well as research
and analysis oriented careers, by developing
competence in use of quantitative and qualitative
methods
Core Faculty Members in CTARA
Dr. A.W. Date (Head, CTARA and Professor,
Mechanical Engg.): Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics
and Energy Conversion, Energy Systems, Appropriate
Technology
Dr. N.G. Shah (Principal Research Engineer): Post
Harvest Process Engineering, Small Scale Renewable
Energy Applications and Agro-based Industrial
Development
International Business, Trade and Competitiveness,
Technological Capabilities, Environmental Economics
& Applied Economics
Dr. D. Parthasarathy (Associate Professor, Humanities
and Social Sciences): Sociology of Agriculture,
Sustainable Development , Ethnic Conflicts
Dr. S.V.D.N. Rao (Associate Professor, School of
Management): Economics, Corporate Finance, Capital
Markets
Dr. S.M. Wagle (Adjunct Faculty and Trustee, Prayas):
Sustainable
Livelihoods;
Energy,
Environment,
Development Policy and Governance; Technology,
Environment and Society; Political Economy
Dr. M.A. Sohoni (Associate Professor, Computer
Science and Engineering): Combinatorial Optimization,
Mathematical Programming, Algorithms, Drinking
Water for Rural Areas
Dr. A.B. Rao (Assistant Professor): Environmental
impacts of energy utilization, Climate Change, Carbon
Capture and Sequestration, Energy from biomass
Dr. C.S. Solanki (Assistant Professor, Energy Systems
Engineering): Solar Photovoltaics, Thin Film Solar
Cells, PV Solar Concentrators, Porous Silicon, Carbon
Nano Tubes
Associate Faculty Members
Dr. P.L. Trivedi (Professor, Humanities and Social
Sciences):
Open
Economy
Macroeconomics,
International Trade and Finance, Indian Economy,
Environmental Economics
Dr. J. Adinarayana (Principal Research Scientist,
Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering): GeoSpatial Technology in Rural Extension Activities; RuralInformatics in decision making; Remote Sensing and
Geographical Information Systems in the study of soils,
rural land-use planning and watershed / conservation
management
Dr. J. Venkateswaran (Assistant Professor, Industrial
Engineering & Operations Research): Modeling &
Distributed
Simulation
(Discrete-event,
System
Dynamics), Integrated Supply Chain Analysis
Dr. T.I. Eldho (Associate Professor, Civil Engineering):
Groundwater Flow and Pollution Investigations,
Computational
Fluid
Dynamics,
Coastal
Hydrodynamics,
Watershed
Management,
Environmental Engineering
Eligibility
Dr. V. Jothiprakash (Assistant Professor, Civil
Engineering): Water resources systems analysis,
Reservoir Operation, Policy Issues, Multi-objective
Analysis, Stochastic Hydrological Modeling, Irrigation
Water Management
 Valid GATE score required for Teaching Assistant
category
Dr. S.B. Kedare (Adjunct Associate Professor, Energy
Systems
Engineering
and
Director,
Clique
Developments Pvt. Ltd.): Renewable Energy
Technologies & Rural Industrialization
Dr. K. Narayanan (Associate Professor, Humanities
and
Social
Sciences):
Industrial
Economics,
 Candidates with bachelor’s degrees in engineering,
technology, architecture, agriculture, or with master’s
degree in physical sciences or agriculture
 Candidates with two years experience in
development related work
and appropriate
qualification may be considered for sponsored/ selffinance category
 The tentative date for interview: May 7, 2007
 The final selection would be based on qualifications,
GATE score and the interview.
Potential Careers Paths
for Students
Content of the Program
This four-semester program is focused on providing
inputs to students in the following key areas through
core & elective courses, field work and master’s
dissertation project:
 Perspectives on the relationships
technology and development
between
 Policy analysis in key sectors and governance issues
in technology and development
 Understanding of role of technology in key economic
sectors, viz., energy, water, and soils and
agriculture, in view of their expected contribution to
sustainable development
 Skills in quantitative analysis, social science
research methods, systems dynamics, and project
management
 Exposure to ground reality at the grassroots-level as
well as field reality in key sectors
 Introduction to contemporary issues related to
“Technology and Development,” such as Climate
Change, WTO Agreements and Intellectual Property
Rights, Energy Security, Perspectives on the
relationships between technology and development
Main Courses Offered
 Core Courses: Development Theory and Policy in
Indian
Context;
Watershed
Management;
Appropriate Technology; Energy Sources & Their
Utilization; Soils, Land Use GIS and Agriculture;
Social Science Research Methods & Systems
Dynamics; Public Policy & Governance in T & D;
Project Management & Analysis; Project Work
 Electives: Agro-Based Industries Design and
Case
Studies;
Ecology
&
Environment;
Contemporary Critical Issues; ICT for Socioeconomic Development; Technologies in Practice;
Natural resources exploration and management;
Rural informatics
 Project
Analysis
and
Management:
Planning and implementation of large size
projects (such as infrastructure projects)
especially in the three key sectors
mentioned above.
 Regulatory Analysis: Techno-economic and
financial analysis of utilities, which is
necessary for participation in regulatory
processes in different sectors such as
electricity, telecom, water, housing, and
other.
 Policy Analysis and Formulation: Analysis
and formulation of policies (and budgets) in
economic, social sectors or other areas.
 Development and Manufacture of Products
for Rural Areas
 Designing, Developing, and Managing
Rural Technology Projects
Organizations for Employment
 Public and private enterprises in
infrastructure sectors
 Government agencies and consultancy
firms involved in policy analysis and
governance as well as project management
and implementation
 Regulatory commissions, utilities, and
consultancy firms active in regulatory
processes
 Companies developing and manufacturing
products for rural areas
 Research organizations and civil society
agencies involved in development work
M. Tech.
in
Technology
&
Development
Centre for Technology
Alternatives for Rural Areas
(CTARA)
IIT Bombay
Contact
CTARA,
Indian Institue of Technology,
Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai, 400076
Telefax: (22) 2576-7870
Email: [email protected]
http://www.iitb.ac.in/~ctara